ALT Grey background of a blurred stage. In the bottom right corner is an in-focus microphone. Top centre is the pf logo in red. Text: From the open mouth of the poet, a new, unknown path emerges, from which there is, as she sings, no turning back. And so, her first poem starts as though it had already begun years before she arrived on this stage. Maya Angelou is live and unplugged; it is 1987, and an audience of several thousand has gathered to hear her. She is a poet untethered from the text, glancing only occasionally at the pages on the podium. She delivers comedy and profound insights on race. She teases about sex and love, from folk songs to poems, the audience is in lockstep. She shows them this is not any old poetry reading. from "Call and Response" by Titilope Sonuga Prairie Fire's winter issue is on sale now at prairiefire.ca!

ALT Photo of Chimwemwe standing in front of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. It is summer and she is standing on a footbridge. Her hair is in braids and go to mid-torso. She is wearing a black t shirt and a black button down jacket over top which is open. She has gold hoop earrings and round glasses that are a light yellow at the top and black on the bottom. She is slightly smiling.

ALT Screenshot from the Parliamentary Poet Laureate website showing Chimwemwe Undi as the 2025-2026 Poet Laureate.

ALT Picture of the Artspace building in the summer. Blue skies, lush trees, and the limestone Artspace building in the middle with cars parked in front of it. Overtop of the image it reads "Home is where the heART is"

ALT screenshot of CTV News article. "Devastating: Aging Infrastructure forces historic Winnipeg arts hub out of commission for weeks"

ALT Abstract art background in reds, yellows and blues. Text: You are invited to The Poetry of Painting, an exhibition of art & poetry Genevie Henderson Angelica Lillico Mavi Brake Poetry Consultant: Luann Hiebert, (PhD) MHC Gallery 600 Shaftesbury Blvd, Wpg January 31-March 22, 2025 February 8 opening reception 1-3pm March 22- World Poetry Day Reading 1-3pm

ALT Abstract art background in reds, yellows and blues. White square in the middle with small pictures of each artist and their Instagram handles and email addresses. Text: Artists in show The Poetry of Painting Picture of Angela next to her artwork, she has short grey hair, glasses and is wearing a scarf. Text: Angela Lillico IG; @angella.m.lillico www.nagelalillico.com Picture of Genevie standing in front of her work. She has shoulder length dark blonde hair and is wearing a shirt with a white collar. Text: Genevie henderson IG: @hues_by_genevie [email protected] Picture of Mavi, she has white hair with to her ears on the sides, and is wearing a pink and blue shirt with a V collar. Text: Mavi Brake IG @mavifineart www.mavifineart.com

ALT Landscape art background of pine trees in purples and blues by a river. Text: The Poetry of Painting An Exhibition of Art & Poetry Poets in show: Jody Baltessen, Adam Klassen Bartel, Gerard Brake, Ron Buffie, Beth Downey, Jeanne Downing, Joanne Epp, Ann Friesen, Jan Jenkins, Sarah Klassen, Liz Kornelsen, Louella Lester, Ally Loyns, Duncan Mercredi, Kelly Nickie, John Oross, Cale Plett, Ron Romanowski, Angeline Schellenberg, Brenda Sciberras, Jon Sears, Beatrice Watson, Audrey Wilson, Kim Zeglinski

ALT Abstract art background in reds, yellows and blues. Text: The Poetry of Painting, An exhibition of art & poetry Together, as visual and literary artists, we aspire to create integrated and enhanced art experiences that will involve and enrich the whole community.

ALT Photo of teal blue faux wood (laminate) flooring with a large magenta gerber daisy over top of the bottom section. Top centre is a black pf logo. Text: Thank you, Donors!

ALT Image has two boxes on each side of the image. On the top left is an orange box. Text: MRB Poetry Contest Winner Cassandra Eliodor, “I find adam’s rib in my mother’s tongue” Below it is a second orange box which has a photo of Cassandra. Cassandra is wearing a wide-brimmed woven hat. She is smiling at the camera, close lipped. Her hair is a mix of spirals and braids. Behind her are trees and stone. On the top right, is the contest logo, which is a black circle inside of a white circle inside of a blue circle that says 2024 writing contests winners. Below that is a picture of Kevin Irie. Inside a blue box. Kevin is standing against a mural of leaves and circles in lime green, turquoise, red, black and white. He has ear-length black hair, brown eyes, and is smiling. He is wearing a black shirt. Below that picture is another blue box that says “Honourable Mention, Kevin Irie, “The Higher the Boat (Alzheimers Elegy)”

ALT Image has two boxes on each side of the image. On the top left is an orange box. Text: MRB Fiction Contest Winner Rose Cullis, “The Charm” Below it is a second orange box which has a photo of Rose. Rose is facing the camera, with her head propped against one hand, leaning on a tall table by a window. She is wearing a grey t-shirt and a dark green velvet blazer. Around her neck is a cord with a sea glass fish. She is smiling and her grey/ blonde hair is to her cheekbones. On the top right, is the contest logo, which is a black circle inside of a white circle inside of a blue circle that says 2024 writing contests winners. Below that is a picture of Jacksyn Peacock. Inside a blue box. Jacksyn is wearing a sage green dress with flowy cap sleleves, cinched at the waist. Her hair is down, brown with lighter brown highlights, pas her shoulders. Her head is tilted and she is looking at the camera. She is leaning against a stone ledge and behind her are cedar bushes and tropical plants. Belo

ALT Image has two boxes on each side of the image. On the top left is an orange box. Text: MRB Creative Non-Fiction Contest Winner Siavash Saadlou, “At Home in Avonlea” Below it is a second orange box which has a photo of Siavash Saadlou. Siavash sitting at a table against a white background. He is wearing a white shirt under a blue blazer. He has dark brown hair and is smiling. On the top right, is the contest logo, which is a black circle inside of a white circle inside of a blue circle that says 2024 writing contests winners. Below that is a picture of LJ Wiesberg. Inside a blue box. LJ is standing outside on a lawn with a brick building behind them. They are in the shade. They have short black hair, and are wearing a white, patterned button-down which is open at the top. Below that picture is another blue box that says “Honourable Mention, LJ Weisberg, “To Carry Across”

ALT Two boxes where photos should be with black backgrounds and question marks. With each box is text. Box 1 has an orange border and is paired with a second box that says "McNally Robinson Booksellers & Prairie Fire Writing Contests Winners". Box 2 is outlined in blue, again with the question mark with a matching box that says "Honourable Mentions". In the top right corner is the contest logo circle which says 2024 Annual Writing Contests Winners.

ALT Black background with a small yellow candle burning on the right side of image. Top center is PF logo in crimson. Text: “Like far too many Black men in my generation, I was raised by my grandmother because my mother and father were absent. She was the strongest and scariest woman I ever knew. She was my world when I was a child, but she died when I was ten years old. Sometimes I have trouble remembering what she looked like. How do you forget a face that was your entire world? ...” from “Orphaned Family Photographs” by Jamie Paris Prairie Fire’s winter issue is on sale NOW at prairiefire.ca!

ALT Photo of a bookshelf with the latest issue on it next to a Kangaroo fern. Issue is a dark, charcoal blue, with a photo of Chimwemwe, with braided hair, round glasses that are light yellow on top and black at the bottom, gold earrings, a silver necklace and a dark blue shirt and jacket. She is slightly smiling.

ALT Background of crab apple blossoms on a crab apple tree. Top centre is the pf logo in black. Three months from now, on a hot August afternoon, Lloyd will die, but on this sweet May evening the scent of crab apple blossoms drifts through the hallway window. Margaret stands barefoot, in a long white nightgown, at the top of the stairs eavesdropping on Lloyd and their daughter. She hears Marnie tell Lloyd that she hates her name. “Well, then change it, little ducky duck.” Margaret can picture Lloyd in the living room in his brown Mr. Rogers cardigan by the end table stacked with books. If he had a beard, he would be stroking it. “Change is the stuff of life.” from “What Matters” by Mary Horodyski Prairie Fire’s fall issue is on sale NOW at prairiefire.ca

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ALT Black background with a red PF logo. Text: Donate today & support PF! Your donations are vital in helping us to publish PF and to continue offering programs such as our student practicum. Beneath text is the images of the last four covers of the magazine. From left to right: winter 2024 issue featuring image of Joshua Whitehead standing in a field, spring issue Burning Up/Burning Down which has an image of a red maple leaf on top of a bed of ashes, summer issue featuring the names of all of the winners of the 2023 writing contests with a flower and dragonfly in shadow behind it on a rainbow background, and the fall issue, 50 Over 50 which has a woman looking out over a lake at trees but the image is made of birch bark.

ALT yellow to orange ombre background with text: Looking for a cook magazine with a hot offer? Introductory offer! Subscribe now & get up to 2 issues FREE! In centre of image is three copies of Prairie Fire.

ALT Black background with a red PF logo. Text: Donate today & support PF! Your donations are vital in helping us to publish PF and to continue offering programs such as our student practicum. Beneath text is the images of the last four covers of the magazine. From left to right: winter 2024 issue featuring image of Joshua Whitehead standing in a field, spring issue Burning Up/Burning Down which has an image of a red maple leaf on top of a bed of ashes, summer issue featuring the names of all of the winners of the 2023 writing contests with a flower and dragonfly in shadow behind it on a rainbow background, and the fall issue, 50 Over 50 which has a woman looking out over a lake at trees but the image is made of birch bark.

ALT A blue background with snowflakes. In the middle of the image is an illustrated wreath with PF issues nestled in the branches, as well as holly berries. In the middle hangs a red ornament with the PF logo on it. Text: Season's Greetings from Prairie Fire

ALT Black background with a red PF logo. Text: Donate today & support PF! Your donations are vital in helping us to publish PF and to continue offering programs such as our student practicum. Beneath text is the images of the last four covers of the magazine. From left to right: winter 2024 issue featuring image of Joshua Whitehead standing in a field, spring issue Burning Up/Burning Down which has an image of a red maple leaf on top of a bed of ashes, summer issue featuring the names of all of the winners of the 2023 writing contests with a flower and dragonfly in shadow behind it on a rainbow background, and the fall issue, 50 Over 50 which has a woman looking out over a lake at trees but the image is made of birch bark.

ALT Background is a solid olive green. PF Logo is at the top centre. One day, when I ventured to have a few guests for dinner, Helen’s husband began a story about a fishing trip he’d taken with Rich. It was a funny story, but Helen shushed him, saying, “Maybe Clare doesn’t want to be reminded.” Reminded of what, I wondered. Rich? Did she really think I had forgotten him? I wanted to ask those questions out loud, but that would be rude. People might think I was angry, and I wasn’t. I was bewildered, unsettled, not sure how to be Clare again. From “Renovation Materials” by Catherine Hunter Prairie Fire’s fall issue is on sale NOW at prairiefire.ca!

ALT Black background with a red PF logo. Text: Donate today & support PF! Your donations are vital in helping us to publish PF and to continue offering programs such as our student practicum. Beneath text is the images of the last four covers of the magazine. From left to right: winter 2024 issue featuring image of Joshua Whitehead standing in a field, spring issue Burning Up/Burning Down which has an image of a red maple leaf on top of a bed of ashes, summer issue featuring the names of all of the winners of the 2023 writing contests with a flower and dragonfly in shadow behind it on a rainbow background, and the fall issue, 50 Over 50 which has a woman looking out over a lake at trees but the image is made of birch bark.